Saturday, 31 August 2013

Itis always a great day when the new season’s Twist Collective comes out and I’msure we’re not the only ones who cease all work to pour over each new pattern.This time, the real icing on the cake was a stunning new shawl design by lacesuper designer Susanna IC using Scrumptious 4 ply sport. Once we had stopped gazingadoringly at the images, we got in contact with Susanna to tell us more aboutthis yummy design and her crafting career to date.

(c) Jane Heller

Afternine years in Europe, Susanna IC now lives in San Antonio with her husband, twosons, one guinea pig and countless balls of yarn. She has anextensive background in studio arts and art history, which inspires much of herknitting. In addition to many online and print publications, such asInterweave Knits, Twist Collective, and Knitty, her projects and designs can befound on Ravelry, and on her website, www.ArtQualia.com.

The pattern itself is called Cerris and is a crescent shapedshawl worked from the scalloped lower edge to the top. It features a wide laceborder worked with your choice of beads or bobbles, and a cabled centre sectionshaped with short rows. Quite frankly, we love it.

(c) Jane Heller

The feeling is apparently very mutual as Susanna reallyenjoyed Scrumptious yarn. Susanna described her process of working withScrumptious as “a great experience”. She said, “the yarn has awonderful stitch definition and does not split easily, which was important increating the lace and cable textures. The generous silk content gavethe finished shawls beautiful sheen and drape, while the deep, rich colors(Cherry and Midnight) were perfect for the two Cerris samples and theautumn season.” Depending on the size of shawl (small or large), Susanna’sdesign requires 1 (2)skein(s) Fyberspates Scrumptious 4-Ply Sport which comes in 399 yd (365 m) per100 g skein and is made up of a luscious 45% Silk, 55% Superwash Merino.

Susannaexplained her inspiration for the shawl. “In autumn, I love taking long walksthrough the forests. The air feels refreshing after the long, hotsummer and I always find the changing colours of nature inspiring. I wanted tocreate a large and cozy shawl; something to wrap around to keep warm as daysget colder in autumn. Cables combined with lace seemed the perfect pairingfor this project and this textured pattern reminded me of leaves falling fromoak trees - Ifind the variety of oak leaf shapes with their wavy edges fascinating. Theshawl’s name comes directly from the original inspiration as well - ‘Cerris’ isone of the many oak species.”

You can find the Cerris pattern on TwistCollective here or on Ravelry here. Scrumptious 4 ply is currently in stockhere at the shop. To keep up to date with new patterns in Fyberspates yarn,please come and join in the chatter on our Ravelry group or like our Facebookpage.